In 1905, Japan and Russia fought for the benefit of Northeast China. As a result, Russia was defeated and had to give up huge rights to Japan. Japan has also become one of the world's powers because of this battle.
However, only ten years later, another war broke out between Japan and Soviet Russia. This time it was the Japanese armed intervention in the Soviet-Russian revolution, but was driven out by the Soviet Russia in disgrace.
Japan won the Russo-Japanese War. Why did it send troops to interfere in the Soviet-Russian revolution but ended in failure?
On the surface of the Russo-Japanese War, it seems that Japan won Russia, but in fact, we can see from the essence of the phenomenon that Russia’s elite was in Europe.
Although there are quite a few Russian troops in the Far East, after all, the supply line is long, especially the Siberian Railway has not been repaired. It is impossible to replenish in time whether it is troops or supplies.
So the Russo-Japanese War, Russia was far away from its own door, and there was always no unified opinion. But Japan is different. Japan can rapidly increase troops through North Korea and the navy, and logistical supplies are naturally not a problem.
Regarding this war, Japan has struggled with its own wealth and almost cut its own back. It is betting on its own national fortune. Japan will face life and death if it loses. For Russia, the Northeast is also lost, but we know that the Northeast is only Russia's sphere of influence. This is not a concept for the territories that have been lost through treaties between the Northeast and the Outer Northeast.
Even if half of it is given up, it will not be painful to Russia, but it is just a matter of face. We know that even if Russia loses, there is no compensation to Japan, which makes Japan dumbfounded, but there is no alternative.
So it is not so surprising that the outcome of this war can be predicted from the ratio of investment to income.
Let’s take another look at after the October Revolution, Japan sent troops to interfere in Soviet Russia.
The October Revolution overthrew the Tsar and established the Soviet Russian regime. This is also the first socialist regime in the world. The situation facing Soviet Russia is not very optimistic. A large number of White troops in the country are also trying to support the Tsar's comeback. The foreign Western powers do not have a good impression of this new Soviet Russian regime, and it is not their own decision to withdraw from World War I.
In the case that the Allied Powers did not agree, the Soviet Union unilaterally signed a treaty with Germany, giving up a large amount of territories and rights before withdrawing from World War I.
After that, Britain, France and other countries gathered together 14 countries and began to interfere in the Soviet Russian revolution. Attempt to overthrow this new regime and restore the Eastern Front of World War I. However, countries such as Britain and France were still trapped in the Western Front and couldn't extricate themselves. They actively wooed the United States, Japan and other countries to send troops to interfere in the Soviet Russian revolution.
Of course, Japan invaded the Far East and had its own strategic goals, not just listening to what the British said. Japan is an island country and lacks resources. The Far East itself is Japan's goal. Taking advantage of the Soviet-Russian civil war and the emptiness of Far East forces, this is a good opportunity for Japan.
The long-planned Japanese quickly mobilized for war and formed the "Vladivostok Dispatching Army Headquarters" and announced the dispatch of troops to the Russian Far East on August 2, 1918. In the beginning, Japan's attack in the Far East went smoothly, and it was a smashing force along the way, occupying vast land and fostering a puppet regime.
However, the situation then took a turn for the worse, so that they had to withdraw from the Far East.
The Soviet Russian Red Army has been victorious on the battlefield, and the regime has been consolidated. As the pressure on the western front weakened, the Soviet Russian Red Army began to fight against Japan. Japan itself was too small in number and did not have an advantage at all. Japan is not an opponent in the face of the Soviet Red Army baptized by the civil war.
On the surface, Japan occupied a large area, but it was often battered by the guerrillas in real time. The invasion of the Far East cost Japan a huge amount of military expenditure, which imposed a huge burden on Japan’s finances.In response to military food, the skyrocketing price of rice in various parts of Japan has even triggered rice looting riots, and Japan’s national power cannot maintain a long-term occupation.
Seeing that there is no hope for interference, Western countries began to withdraw from Soviet Russia one after another, accepting this result. But Japan is still entrenched in the Far East. At this time, conflicts between Western countries and Japan have intensified. The United States, in particular, is even more reluctant to see Japan dominate the Far East. This is harmful to American interests.
Under the circumstances of unfavorable war, domestic support was insufficient, and international pressure doubled, Japan could not consume it at all and had to withdraw in embarrassment.
